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@Chem87 

21 May 2025 18:09Last reply 21 May 2025 23:51

Chem87

Walking aid

Hey all, I’m trying to get back to a healthy weight and since the weather is nicer these days I’d like to be able to go for walks in my local park. MS has impacted my ability to walk pain free and in turn has caused me to gain weight and the weight impacts on me being able to walk pain free too. I...
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@JamieWalker 

20 May 2025 16:22Last reply 21 May 2025 19:15

JamieWalker

What’s your thought on getting a permedent catheder

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@AWAYWITHMS 

20 May 2025 13:17 EditedLast reply 20 May 2025 14:19

AWAYWITHMS

Check in - post herbalist consultation/ Diet plan for us!

Met with a herbalist yesterday evening and the conversation went great!!! We have to eat to live not live to eat!! Anti inflammatory 1. Vegetables (Rich in Antioxidants & Phytonutrients) * Leafy Greens: Spinach, kale, Swiss chard, arugula, collard greens * Cruciferous: Broccoli, cauliflower, B...
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@GerardMcC1 

20 May 2025 09:00Last reply 21 May 2025 22:24

GerardMcC1

Disc Bulge

Hello All, I have PPMS - I think at least five or six years but diagnosed just over two. An MRI around three months ago showed a disc bulge on L4/5 which causes regular pain - especially in night/mornings and weakness on that side (right) and thus mobility and balance issues. I know three non-MS fri...
Belfast, United Kingdom
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@TheRRMSLife 

18 May 2025 02:35Last reply 18 May 2025 02:40

TheRRMSLife

Got some good fresh veggies today for the week, despite the Farmers Market Getting shut down before getting even fully open cause of lightning worries. Had to go Direct to the Source with even better prices! So yay.

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@Moew93 

15 May 2025 12:11 EditedLast reply 15 May 2025 14:40

Moew93

Nausea

I am nauseous almost everyday, this was a symptom I was having that cause me to start looking into what was going on. Does anybody else deal with this? I get so tired of telling ppl “I don’t feel good” & them never understanding why no matter how many times I tell them I have MS! I wish ppl would st...
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@carmenrivera 

13 May 2025 18:03Last reply 15 May 2025 14:24

carmenrivera

Story time 🫶🏻

Anyone wants to share their story? Here goes mine: I started off with my left arm being completely numb since August last year, nothing made it better , my primary care didn’t do much about it other than muscle relaxers and an X ray that showed a muscle spasm ; i got a neurologist since I notice...
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@MickJagger90 

13 May 2025 15:56Last reply 19 May 2025 14:04

MickJagger90

A aha moment

So I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, March 2019 and when I go to the doctor my blood, sugar, oxygen etc is always good. So I wonder if I’m healthy how can I have multiple sclerosis. I remember a neruo doctor asking me if I smoked cigarettes when I was young 🫤. I also learned multiple sc...
Central, United States
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@Garytrente 

12 May 2025 17:27Last reply 14 May 2025 00:36

Garytrente

Virus effect

Hello, recently I got a virus for about a week. I’m fine now but I feel my MS Progress after the virus. Does anyone know if a virus can cause an increase in MS symptoms.
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@Spiderhack 

12 May 2025 13:58Last reply 13 May 2025 01:33

Spiderhack

Normal medication

Hello fellow MS people I am currently on DImethyl fumarate (Tecfidera) and whilst it’s done its job as far as I am aware. Are there any other natural Meds people recommend and if so where you get them from ? I am in the UK I appreciate exercise is a great one which I do but sometimes I am too tir...
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